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A Final Goodbye

Arlene Antoinette·January 28, 2021

A Final Goodbye written by: Arlene Antoinette she’s pulling away from him, his imminent passing causing her...

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Never Call A Gall Yours, poem by Gabriel Awuah Mainoo at Spillwords.com

Never Call A Gal Yours

Gabriel Awuah Mainoo·January 15, 2021

Never Call A Gal Yours written by: Gabriel Awuah Mainoo @AwuahMainoo … Ole man your rusty jalopy...

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I Cry As You Lie

Jessica Moore·December 1, 2020

I Cry As You Lie written by: Jessica Moore I cry, As you lie, With all your...

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Did I Even Like Blue?

Shruti Iyer·November 17, 2020

Did I Even Like Blue? written by: Shruti Iyer As the sky turned purple, the moment day...

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Fragile Vows

JayM·August 28, 2020

Fragile Vows written by: JayM @thejaytheme For promises that grow, In marshes, To a pristine river, to...

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The Real Cost

Michelle Dark·March 18, 2020

The Real Cost written by: Michelle Dark Anyone who touched my skin Wanted something in return I...

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Imago

Ventrux·March 1, 2020

Imago written by: Ventrux @ventrux Dibujo tú piel por última vez en la obscuridad, te disipas en...

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Horror of Light

Probal Basak·January 15, 2020

Horror of Light written by: Probal Basak @pbkeyboy In a not so ordinary day someone somewhere somehow...

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Promise Me

Bilquis Fatima·November 26, 2019

Promise Me written by: Bilquis Fatima It took me ages to come out of my cocoon When...

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The Crystal Ball

Henry Bladon·November 11, 2019

The Crystal Ball written by: Henry Bladon False hope. Like waiting for a train that never comes or a...

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I Ask The Sun

Dinka Bednjacic·November 8, 2019

I Ask The Sun written by: Dinka Bednjacic And I ask the spring sun to linger on...

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The Long Good Night

Elizabeth Barton·October 1, 2019

The Long Good Night written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 Sinking into the long good night Warmed by a...

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If Only

huntersjames·August 14, 2019

If Only written by: huntersjames @huntersjames There is a name for that I did not choose Trails...

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Cold Hearts

Susi Bocks·June 7, 2019

Cold Hearts written by: Susi Bocks @susibocks the ravages of annoyances “i promise” translated to meaningless bullshit...

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Simona is a Romanian-born published author living in UK where she enjoys her profession as a radiographer and writing as her biggest passion. Her first traditional published poetry book, Visările dintre castani (Daydreams among chestnut trees) came out this year (Siono Publishing House in Romania). Her writings are posted online on Spillwords, Webcultura, eCreator and Belgium Time. Being a woman, a daughter, a sister, a mother, an expat, a Transylvanian and a Londoner now, Simona is taking the sight to personal life experience with a social writing touch. She is a member of the World Jam, a worldwide poetry and music community based in Nottingham, where she discovered the joy of performing on stage as a poet. Simona’s most significant writing advocates and supporters are her sons who are pursuing their dreams while completing their PhD courses.

THE END OR A NEW BEGINNING? by Cristina Crucianu

I woke up to my grandmother whispering to me: “It’s over. She’s passed.”

Like an automaton, I got up, and I obliged myself to hand in the project I had been hired for before all the frenzy of organizing a funeral began. A calm sky was lazily waking up as if nothing had happened. In the distance, the roosters’ crows were alerting the villagers that it was time to wake up. The crow, accompanied by the incessant barking of neighbors’ dogs, was the perfect alarm system that even the highest alarm systems could not compete with...

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